Quoting Herbert Poetzl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On Mon, Jul 02, 2007 at 11:55:04AM -0500, Serge E. Hallyn wrote: > > We are trying to create a roadmap for the next year of > > 'container' development, to be reported to the upcoming kernel > > summit. Containers here is a bit of an ambiguous term, so we are > > taking it to mean all of: > > > > 1. namespaces > > 2. process containers > > 3. checkpoint/restart > > > > Naturally we can't actually predict what will and won't be worked on, > > let alone what will be going upstream. But the following is a list > > of features which it seems reasonable to think might be worked on > > next year: > > > > 1. completion of ongoing namespaces > > pid namespace > > net namespace > > ro bind mounts > > > 2. continuation with new namespaces > > devpts, console, and ttydrivers > > user > > time > > various accounting and limits including disk space > and memory
Is it fair to leave that under task container subsystems? > > namespace management tools > > namespace entering > > well, that is currently covered by the Linux-VServer > interfaces (and I assume by the OpenVZ API too), but > I guess you are more interested in a mainline tool > and interface I'm interested in anything someone is willing to try to push upstream :) > > 3. any additional work needed for virtual servers? > > i.e. in-kernel keyring usage for cross-usernamespace > > permissions, etc > > nfs and rpc, as well as general security/auth > frameworks have to be adjusted ... > > > 4. task containers functionality > > base features > > specific containers > > poll to see who has plans > > 5. checkpoint/restart > > memory c/r > > (there are a few designs and prototypes) > > (though this may be ironed out by then) > > per-container swapfile? > > overall checkpoint strategy > > in-kernel vs userspace-driven > > overall restart strategy > > > > What more needs to be added to this list? > > > > A list of the people we are currently aware of who are showing interest > > in these features follows. What I'd like to know is, from this list, do > > some people know what general or specific areas they plan to or want to > > work on over the next year? > > > > Stakeholders: > > Eric Biederman > > google > > ibm > > kerlabs > > openvz > > osdl (Masahiko Takahashi?) > > vserver > > > > Who is missing from the list? > > Linux-VServer as usual :) I stand corrected as usual. -serge ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ ckrm-tech mailing list https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ckrm-tech
